Argus
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Mar 02, 2026
Lowe's Companies, Inc.: 4Q earnings top consensus
Summary
Lowe's is the world's second-largest home improvement retailer, with sales of $86 billion in FY26. Based in Mooresville, North Carolina, the company operated about 1,759 home improvement and hardware stores in the U.S. at the end of FY26. Retail selling space was approximately 196 million square feet. Home Decor, which includes appliances and paint, was the biggest merchandise division at 37% of FY25 sales. Building Products, including lumber, was 32%; Hardlines, including tools, seasonal, and lawn & garden, was 29%; Other categories represented under 3% of sales. About 70% of sales are to individuals and 30% are to maintenance, repair, operations and construction professionals. The states with more than 100 stores at the end of FY25 were Texas, Florida, North Carolina and California. Stores stock about 40,000 items. Online sales represent app
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Analyst Profile
Chris Graja, CFA
Senior Analyst: Retail
Chris covers the Consumer sector for Argus. He was the #1 Stock Picker in the Household Durables sector, winning the 2019 StarMine U.S. Analyst award from Refinitiv. He was the #1 Stock Picker in Food and Staples Retailing, winning back-to-back U.S. Analyst Awards in 2015 and 2016. He received a prestigious Volunteer of the Year award from the New York Society of Security Analysts in 2000. Prior to Argus, Chris spent 16 years at Bloomberg Financial Markets. He was the Director of Training and a Senior Researcher for Bloomberg’s research division before joining the new Bloomberg magazine as Technical Studies Editor in 1993. He rose to Executive Markets Editor of the publishing group. Chris co-authored the book “Investing in Small-Cap Stocks,” which was published in three U.S. editions, an audio book, and two Chinese editions. Chris earned an MBA from Rutgers University. He is a CFA charterholder.
